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Implements > Levers

Preferred term

Levers  

Definition

  • Simple machines consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force [Amer Heritage Dict]; any projecting piece by which a mechanism is operated or adjusted [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Notation

  • 112513

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RZ57KW74-2

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